In an example, a method includes receiving object model data describing at least a portion of an object to be generated by additive manufacturing. Object generation instructions for generating the object in its entirety may be derived based on the object model data. Where it is determined that the object model data comprises a data deficiency for deriving the object generation instructions, at least one attribute for the object may be inferred and object generation instructions may be derived based on the object model data and the inferred attribute.
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4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the inferred second property for the second portion includes: an inferred conductivity or an inferred thickness for an interior portion of the object.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first property for the first portion of the object is a color for an exterior portion of the object, and the second property for the second portion of the object is a color for an interior portion of the object.
14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first property for the first portion of the object is a color for an exterior portion of the object, and the second property for the second portion of the object is a color for an interior portion of the object.
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